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and evil, of that country, with plalnnefs and can- 
dour. The ufual introdudtion and fecurity of thefe 
miffionaries is the pretence to the prad;ice of phy- 
fic, that in deftroying bodies they may fave fouls : 
fo that this honeft man, who is extremely ignorant, 
was in high reputation both as phylician and con- 
feffor. It was therefore impoffible, as he himfelf 
obferves, that either the public or private practice of 
inoculation could be concealed from him ; but he 
has moft folemnly declared to me repeatedly, that 
he never heard one word about it at Akalfike, Imi- 
rette, or Tifflis ; he is perfuaded, that it has never 
been known among them. He has often and fre- 
quently attended the fmall-pox, which is almoft cer- 
tain death there; and generally, if not always, of the 
confluent kind. 
6 . Printing was introduced by an Hungarian re- 
negado, who called himfelf Ibrahim Eflendi : it had 
no long continuance. The copies are not many, and 
are now very dear and fcarce ; few even to be 
bought. 
The maps did not exceed three or four ; one of 
Perfia, one of the Bofphorus, and one of the Euxi- 
nus, or Black-fea ; they are not to be found but in 
private hands. All our maps of thele countries .are 
extremely imperfed; and incorred. 
The jealoufy and fuperftition of the people, tho’ 
the government fhould permit Chriftians to raife any 
printing-houfe, would be an irreflftible impediment; 
and they are too ignorant themfelves to be ever ca- 
pable of doing it. The adoptive fon of this Ibra- 
him Effendi, who bears the fame name, is fecretary 
under the interpreter of the porte ; hq has all the 
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